Protector



Dec. 29, 1931. v H. JOSEPHS PROTECTOR Filed July 11, 1931 INVENTOR fie/77 @sep/za BY /7/d ATTO|2 Patented Dec. 2 9, 1931 i UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE HENRY J'OEPHS, OF BRONX, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOB TO HENRY D. ROBLES, OF BROOK- LYN, NEW YORK, AND LEO WOOLMAN, .OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY PROTECT 03 Application filed July 11,

This invention relates to protectors, and more particularl to protectors for preventing undesired ru bing ofan article of attire against the part of the body.

0bjects.-Among the principal objects the invention has in view are: to provide a protector adapted more particularly for use with shoes; to prevent the edge of the vamp from Wearing against the users foot or instep; to

Figure 2 is a side view of a shoe partly broken away and showing my inventlon as it appears therein when notengaged by the persons foot Figure 3 is a plan of a portion of a shoe showing myinvention applied thereto; and Figure 4 is an elevation of the protector comprising my invention.

In the description:

In the specific embodiment of the invention illustrated in said drawings, the reference numeral 10 indicates the protector in general which is shown as a single piece of material having a curvature substantially that of the upper front edge of the vamp 11 of a shoe 12. This part of the protector having the curvature mentioned rovides the curvature in a direction 1engthw1se of the protector and the same marginal portion of the protector is likewise curled as at 13 so that the protector will have a hooked shape in vertical crosssection. For convenience, this curved and curled edge will be referred to as the upper edge of the protector.

From the curled upper edge of the protector extends a body portion 14 which is curved to underlie the marginal portion of the vamp, and in cross section has a curvature which 1931. Serial No. 550,094.

normally positions the greater part of the body portion in special relation from the marginal ortion of the vamp. The lower edge 15 o the said body portion is adapted to engage the vamp and preferably the material comprising the protector is quite resilient so that pressure of the users foot in the shoe will tend to press the body portion throughout its entire area against the vamp. It is this pressure of the users foot and deformation of the protector from its normal configuration which serves to clamp the device in place and at the same timeserves to prevent rubbing since the body portion will spring with movement of the users foot and thus remain in contact with it as long as the users foot remains in the shoe.

It may be further noted that the curled edge 13 is somewhat oval in cross-section and provides a recess to receive the binding such as a French edge 16 along the edge of the vamp. The recess is preferably loose with respect to the edging so that the protector will hang upon the edge of the vamp as illustrated in Flgure 2 when there is no foot in the shoe.

When the foot is inserted in the shoe, the lower part of the body portion of the protector is swung forwardly and upward and comes into contact with the vamp as above described. The somewhat oval shape of the curled edge aids the user in sliding a foot into the shoe.

The device may be readily retained upon a shoe whether in use or not, and may also be readily removed from a shoe if desired to use it with another one or if any other use is desired for the shoe or protector. It is within the scope of the invention to manufacture the protector in any. colors desired either to simulate the color of the shoes or to contrast therewith as ma I further deem it within the scope of the invention to emplo any desired material, such as celluloid, rub r, metal and so forth so lon as the device is not bulky and has a su cient resiliency. Furthermore, other detail changes and'modifications may be made in the construction and use of my improved protector without departing from the spirit be found desirable. Y

or scope of the invention, and I do not wish to be understoodas limiting myself to the exact construction as shown or described, 1 except as set forth in the following claims 6 when construed in the light of theprior art.

Claims:

1. A device as characterized a body portion having a curved and curled up r edge adapted to be a plied to the edge a vamp 10 of a shoe, said dy portion exten from said curled edge and adapted to under 'e the marginal portion of the said vamp in use, and said curled edge overlying the body portion substantially an amount corresponding to the 16 diameter of the curl.

2. A device as characterized a resilient body portion having a curved and curled upper edge adapted to be a plied to the edge of a vamp of a shoe, said ody portion extending 20 from said curled edge and adapted to underlie and resiliently press against the marginal portion of the said vamp in use, and said curled edge overlying the body portion substantially an amount corresponding to the 85 diameter of the curl.

' 3. A device as characterized for use with a shoe havin a binding at the edge of the vamp thereo a rotector having a recess to receive said bmding the front portion of said 80 protector forming the recess having a depth substantiall equal to the width of the binding and sai protector havin a body portion for underlyin the portion 0 the vamp adj acent said binifing.

85 4. A device as characterized for use with a shoe having a binding at the edge of the vamp thereof, a resilient protector having a recess to receive said binding whereby the protector-may be hun on the binding, said 40 rotector havin a ho y portion adapted to swung into the shoe toward the vamp by insertion of the users foot into the shoe, said body portion having a shape difiering from the sha e of the vamp both crosswise and a longitu inally of the vami so as to be resilientlg pressed against t e vam by the users oot and thereby revent ru bing by remaining in contact wit the users foot at all times while in the shoe.

HENRY JOSEPHS. 

